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1 " This is often the most difficult part of faith—when no more action can be taken and nothing remains but to wait patiently for God to work out His will. It is at this moment that doubts arise and anxiety creeps in (Daily Notes of the Scripture Union). "
― William MacDonald , Believer's Bible Commentary
2 " if you just take the outward, literal words of scripture and try to be obedient to the letter without desiring to be obedient to the full spirit of the passage, then it harms you rather than helps you. "
3 " God never intended the law to be the means of giving life. Rather it was designed to bring the knowledge of sin and to convict of sin. "
4 " The law told people what to do but gave them no power to do it. It was given to reveal sin, not to be a savior. "
5 " Paul knew that there was the utmost danger that his hearers might be interested in himself or in his own personality rather than in the living Lord. Conscious of his own inability to bless or to save, he determined that he would lead men to trust in God alone rather than in the wisdom of men. All who proclaim the gospel message or teach the word of God should make this their constant aim. "
6 " Faithful are the wounds of a friend.” We should not resent it if we are counseled or warned in a godly manner. Rather, we should realize that any person who would do this really has an interest in us. Righteous rebuke should be taken as from the Lord, and we should be grateful for it. "
7 " H. P. Barker warns: It is positive disloyalty to seek our crown before the King gets his. Yet this is what some of the Christians at Corinth were doing. The apostles themselves were bearing the reproach of Christ. But the Corinthian Christians were “rich” and “honorable.” They were seeking a good time where their Lord and Master had such a hard time.10 "
